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WaPo Writer Laments Lott Exit; Decries 'Lost Art' of Compromise
Trent Lott, once a favored whipping boy of the mainstream media for unfortunate and poorly-worded comments at Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday bash, is now being hailed by the Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman as a great statesman as he exits the U.S. Senate. Weisman's page A4 profile, "As Lott Leaves the Senate, Compromise Appears to Be a Lost Art," paints a picture of a U.S. Senate descending…
NBC, CBS Morning Shows Ignore Bill Clinton's Flip-Flop on Iraq War
Wednesday's editions of the CBS "Early Show" and NBC's "Today" show both ignored Bill Clinton's incredible assertion on Tuesday that he opposed the Iraq war from its inception. Only "Good Morning America" correspondent Jake Tapper pointed out the obvious fact that Clinton was no vocal critic of the military action. Filing a report on the subject, Tapper incredulously wondered, "Bill Clinton…
A Silver Lining to High Oil Prices
GMA calls foreign investment of oil profits into American businesses an 'unusual source' for U.S. economic relief.
NBC Lobbies for $2.5 Billion in Smithsonian Funding
'Nightly News' implies liberal senator wants money for museum, but even she calls for cuts.
CNN Reporter: 'Do You Think We're Feeding Economic 'Misery
CNN's senior business correspondent Ali Velshi had an interesting question for viewers this morning.Before telling viewers that consumer confidence is at the lowest level in two years, Velshi asked if the media have anything to do with it."Do you think we're feeding this thing? Do you think we're fueling this sort of misery?" asked Velshi on "American Morning" November 28.A question for…
Hugo Chavez Thinks CNN Trying to Get Him Killed
Pop quiz, hot shot: On any given day, who is more likely to say the nuttiest thing? Sean PennRosie O'DonnellKeith OlbermannHugo ChavezRegardless of your answer, on Wednesday, November 28, 2007, the whacky dictator from Venezuela wins the booby prize for saying CNN is trying to get him killed.As deliciously reported by Reuters moments ago (emphasis added throughout, h/t JammieWF):
LAT Frets Romney May Be Too Perfect
You would think a candidate has to worry that a media outlet might find some sort of problem in his background that might harm his campaign. Right? In the case of Mitt Romney, it appears that his "problem" is that he is too perfect according to the Los Angeles Times. Romney's perfection "problem" is described in a Nov. 24 article, "Does perfection have its price for Romney?"Mitt Romney arrives at…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Will Middle East peace discussions in Annapolis produce anything meaningful and lasting?
Zogby Zinger: Hillary Aide Should Temper Criticism 'With a Little Bit
"You sort of have to be a little careful. There's a whole campaign handbook of things that you say to dismiss polls. But you should mire them in a little bit of truth." -- John Zogby, responding to criticism by Mark Penn, chief Hillary Clinton strategist, of Zogby's online polling.Mark Twain, famously warning against getting into a spat with newspapers, said "never pick a fight with someone who…
NBC's Williams Avoids Controversy With Edwards, Not With Giuliani
Three weeks ago, when NBC anchor Brian Williams interviewed Rudy Giuliani, Williams raised Giuliani's closeness to Bernard Kerik and pressed him on Iraq as he pointed out how 2007 had become “the bloodiest year” in the war, but in an interview with John Edwards aired Tuesday night, Williams stuck to softballs and didn't bring up the indictment of a major Edwards donor or push Edwards about how…